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Gamescom 2011: Valve Opens DOTA 2 Beta Sign-Ups

On the eve of the $1 million DOTA 2 tournament, Valve invites fans to the beta.

Valve's official unveiling of DOTA 2 is tomorrow at Gamescom with a $1 million tournament, and soon, fans will be trying the studio's multiplayer online battle arena game for themselves. Valve has opened sign-ups for the DOTA 2 beta.

Posting on the official DOTA 2 blog, Valve asks, "Interested in the upcoming beta?" The message is followed by a DOTA 2 beta link that signs-in or registers Steam users and puts them on the short list of players set to take the game for a test run.

The studio did not announced when the beta would begin and simply stated it would contact those who got in as the test gets closer to launch.

For those of you looking forward to seeing DOTA 2 in action for the first time, the $1 million International championship kicks off tomorrow at 10 a.m. CEST in Germany -- that's 4 a.m. EST in the States. The matches will be live streamed on the DOTA 2 tournament website.

Spy Guy says: I've been trying to up my MOBA game lately on League of Legends and HoN, and while I've vastly improved my kiting, ambushing, and just plain staying alive skills, I routinely get trounced by my opponents. Hopefully I'll get to improve a bit more in the DOTA 2 beta before the game goes live.